Artist Information
Biography
The members of Lady Elaine were introduced by means of their college Audio Production program back in 2004. Each hailing from very different musical backgrounds, it is Lucas' and Daugherty's backgrounds combined that result in their strength as a songwriting duo.
"Lucas was born in Seattle with a litany of physical ailments including a heart valve that wouldn’t close and a double-wide kidney that never pulled off its genetically programmed split. The most relevant challenge facing the future vocalist was the scar tissue that formed on his vocal cords as a result of the surgery that connected his esophagus to his stomach.
His resulting deep baritone, a source of embarrassment as a child, later became an asset to his musical career. With the tunes and talent to support it, his voice became an asset despite its incorrectly perceived failings." And because he shared a sound more commonly associated with African American singers, Lucas cites his dad's unconventional music catalog as his earliest influence: Leon Redbone, Louis Armstrong, and Nat King Cole were just a few of the old crooners he'd imitate growing up. Later in college, Lucas explored the vocal styles of Jazz and Soul music, which gave him the training for the beautiful sound that's so inherent in the bands music.
Adam Daugherty, the other half of the songwriting duo, comes more from a grunge and alternative rock background, being a teen back in the mid 90s. Having first picked up a bass guitar, Adam's riffs feature heavily distinguished bass and treble conversations. Among his favorite musicians and mentors are Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and John Lennon.
The songs and arrangements that the two compose together are honest and completely unpretentious glimpses into real life; very much in congruence with their namesake puppet, Lady Elaine Fairchilde, of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. She built her reputation as an oddly likeable personality who was at once the voice of reason, and also the sort of highly individualistic subject who would question the king’s (or anyone else’s) authority when she deemed it appropriate. Juxtapose this with Lady Elaine of Arthurian lore - the Lilly Maiden that dies of a broken heart - and you encounter the dark side of love that is underscored in Lady Elaine's music.
Written by Mychaela Hardy with excerpts from Sean Donovan's August 2007 article, 'First 'Lady' of Rock, featured in Mesa Lifestyle Magazine.
Instrumentation
Greg Lucas - vocals, tamborine, piano
Adam Daugherty - guitars
Ryan Probst - bass guitar
David Libman - drums
http://www.ladyelainemusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/ladyelaine
Discography
Hungry Machine
LE's debut full length album - self released 7/7/07 on Vital Records.
Tracks:
Counter Culture
Step Aside (radio play/streaming on Clear Channel)
Stalker Chanting
Hungry Machine
Way You Look
Takes Me Back
Tunnelin' Down
Survive This
Water Eyes
Swayin'
Campfire
Factory Rocket
Alive @ the Village
Release scheduled for February 2008
Tracks:
dirt road
vacation
campfire
tunnelin’ down
<@> i ay!
step into film
change is everything
food city
factory rocket
takes me back
survive this
eat y’r heart
moles & weasles
gertrude mcfuzz
hungry machine
stalker chanting
bon voyage
Dirt Road
LE's third album is due Summer of 2008 with 17+ tracks
Video
Press
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First Lady of Rock
Follow this link to view the article: http://www.ladyelainemusic.com/images/Lady.pdf
Setlist
Lady Elaine is Greg Lucas and Adam Daugherty. Set lists vary according to time alotment and format [see below]. Lady Elaine has well over 30 original songs and can easily play for 1.5-2 hours.
Original songs include:
About Love
The Big Brag
Bon Voyage
Campfire
Change Is Everything [Food City]
Coldplate
Come And Take It
Counter Culture
Deluxe Glide
Dirt Road
Eat Y'r Heart
Factory Rocket
Fortune For A Quarter
Freeway
Gertrude McFuzz
Green Acres
Green Eyes
Hollywood
Horton
Hungry Machine
i <@> ay!
I Know Everything
Juicy Tangerine [Inside Your Mind]
Mi Amore
Moles & Weasels
No Good Woman
Probably Right
Rasta Man
Russian Song
Salty Song
Sometimes
Stalker Chanting
Step Aside
Step Into Film
Survive This
Swayin'
Takes Me Back
Tunnelin' Down
Two Times Love
Vacation
Water Eyes
Way You Look
Wood
Yertle the Turtle
Covers include:
Ziggy Stardust [David Bowie]
Breaking the Girl [RHCP]
Love Buzz [Nirvana]
A Day in the Life [the Beatles]
D'yer Mak'er [Led Zeppelin]
War Pigs [Ozzy Osbourne]
and a few Dr. Seuss parables.
2 piece acoustic: acoustic guitar [plugged, mic'ed, or neither], voice, and janglements. Toy drum kit optional.
2 piece electric pedestrial: electric guitar with onboard effects and vocals, both through battery powered, carried microcubes, with janglements.
3 piece ensemble: electric or acoustic guitar plugged, full drum kit w/ drummer, vocals and bad-ass tambourine.
Full band/4 piece: same as 3 piece plus bass guitarist.
